HD DVD 2046 de Wong Kar

The audio for the 2046 HD DVD was encoded in DTS-HD Master Audio, which is DTS' newest surround sound technology extension for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the master soundtrack for the next generation optical disc formats, whilst being fully backward compatible with all existing DTS-capable surround sound equipment.

Gerben Van Duyl, Director of Business Development for Consumer Content for DTS Europe, commented: "Today was a very exciting day here in Cannes, and the fact that Ocean Films has chosen DTS-HD Master Audio for its first HD-DVD attests to their support of our new format. Soon consumers around the world will be able to enjoy more movies like 2046 in high definition video and high definition DTS audio."

DTS-HD Master Audio is an option in the standards for the new Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD next generation media formats. In addition to delivering audio so pure and accurate it is identical to the master soundtrack and having 7.1-channel discrete sound capability, DTS-HD Master Audio is also compatible with existing generation equipment, and can deliver a significant increase in sound quality when consumers play the next generation discs and players through their current A/V equipment. DTS-HD Master Audio is an extension of Coherent Acoustics, which is the digital codec upon which all of DTS' audio technologies in the consumer electronics space are based, and was designed to be highly flexible in anticipation of future requirements and applications.

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